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Glaciation
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vergletsjering, ijstijd
the geological process involving the expansion and movement of glaciers, shaping landscapes through erosion, deposition, and the formation of distinctive glacial landforms
Voorbeelden
The Great Lakes were formed during past glaciation periods when massive ice sheets shaped the landscape.
De Grote Meren werden gevormd tijdens voorbije ijstijden toen enorme ijskappen het landschap vormden.
Glacial striations on bedrock surfaces provide evidence of the direction of ice flow during glaciation.
Gletsjerkrassen op rotsoppervlakken leveren bewijs van de richting van de ijsstroom tijdens glaciatie.
02
the state or condition of a region being covered by glaciers or ice as a result of glacial activity
Voorbeelden
The valley 's glaciation persisted for thousands of years.
Glaciation left thick ice sheets across the landscape.
Lexicale Boom
glaciation
glaciate
glace
